"Upon the release of ""Pirate Radio"" in the United States, Manohla Dargis wrote: Stuffed with playful character actors and carpeted with wall-to-wall tunes, the film makes for easy viewing and easier listening, even if Mr. Curtis, who wrote and directed, has nothing really to say about these rebels for whom rock 'n' roll was both life's rhyme and its reason. Robert Wilonsky, reviewing ""Pirate Radio"" after having seen ""The Boat That Rocked"" and its UK home video release, said the U.S. theatrical release had had ""most of its better bits excised""; according to Wilonsky, ""after watching the DVD, ""Pirate Radio"""
"with a traditionalist British government that prefers to broadcast jazz. According to director Richard Curtis, the film, though inspired by real British pirate radio of the 1960s, is a work of historical fiction and does not depict a specific radio station of the period. Following the film's commercial failure at the British box office, Focus Features commissioned a re-edited version for release in North American release 13 November 2009. Retitled ""Pirate Radio"", this version of the film deleted approximately twenty minutes of footage from the original version to address complaints from several critics that the film's running time was excessive."
"production cost. It received mixed reviews concerning its muddled storyline and 2¼-hour length. For its North American release, the film had its running time cut by 20 minutes and was retitled ""Pirate Radio"". Opening on November 13, 2009, it was still commercially unsuccessful in the US earning only US$8 million. When the worldwide theatrical run was finished in January 2010, the film had grossed US$36.3 million. In 1966, numerous pirate radio stations broadcast to the United Kingdom from ships anchored in international waters, specialising in rock and pop music that is not played on BBC Radio. Seventeen-year-old Carl, recently expelled"
"that year. Darby played the role of Angus in the Richard Curtis film ""The Boat That Rocked"" released in the UK on 1 April 2009. This film was released in some countries in November 2009 under the name ""Pirate Radio"". In 2009 while home in New Zealand he began filming T.V. ads for NZ's new mobile network 2degrees and appearing in NZ shows Rocked the Nation 2, Jaquie Brown Diaries and Intrepid Journeys. He has also branched out into producing live comedy with his wife and their company ""Awesomeness International"". At the NZ International Comedy Festival they produced shows for"
"the 2007 German film ""Hotel Very Welcome"". He starred in the 2009 film ""The Boat That Rocked"", released in Canada and the U.S. as ""Pirate Radio"". The film was inspired by the story of offshore pirate broadcasters Radio Caroline. O'Dowd plays Simon, the station's breakfast DJ.""The breakfast jock on Radio Caroline at the time was Tony Blackburn, so there's definitely an element of him in it,"" says O'Dowd of his character. ""And then I called in different Irish DJs that would have been contemporaries of Tony Blackburn at the time, a guy called Larry Gogan and a couple of other"
"start an uprising against this model village with the aid of a closed-down pirate radio. But the model citizens refuse to give in without a fight! The Radio Pirates The Radio Pirates () is a Norwegian family film released in 2007, directed by first-time director Stig Svendsen and is based on a radio play by Gunnar Germundson. It stars Gard B. Eidsvold, Per Christian Ellefsen, Henrik Mestad and Ane Dahl Torp. The Radio Pirates is the story of Karl Jonathan and his father. They leave the city for the father's dilapidated childhood home but soon realise that the entire village"
"with the ritual-influenced deaths that begin to occur around them, and when Nigel himself is murdered, Alex is blamed. He was originally cast as the lead in the sci-fi trilogy ""Jumper."" However, two months into production, New Regency and 20th Century Fox, fearing the gamble of spending over $100 million on a film starring an unknown actor, replaced him with the ""more prominent"" Hayden Christensen. In 2009, he appeared as Carl, one of the lead roles in the Richard Curtis comedy, ""The Boat That Rocked,"" (known as ""Pirate Radio."" in the United States) alongside Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans and Philip"
"was sold to new owners in early 1989. He is now Head of Security at Sealand, the independent nation established on Roughs Tower, in the Thames estuary off Felixstowe. DL Bogart wrote a film script based on his time on the radio ship and hawked this around several Hollywood film companies. Most thought the story was too unbelievable and that American audiences wouldn't believe radio in Europe had ever been so primitive, so it never went beyond a screenplay stage. DL broadcasts a weekly online progressive music show called Very Heavy Uncle. A full listing of all the voices heard"
"The Radio Pirates The Radio Pirates () is a Norwegian family film released in 2007, directed by first-time director Stig Svendsen and is based on a radio play by Gunnar Germundson. It stars Gard B. Eidsvold, Per Christian Ellefsen, Henrik Mestad and Ane Dahl Torp. The Radio Pirates is the story of Karl Jonathan and his father. They leave the city for the father's dilapidated childhood home but soon realise that the entire village of ""Skjelleruten"" has been transformed into the ultimate safe society, where children are strictly protected from behaving like children. Karl Jonathan and his new friend, Sisseline,"
"in the 1960s. In real life interviews on pirate stations would have been taped on land rather than exposing musicians to hazardous and expensive sea crossings. An episode of Patrick McGoohan's ""Danger Man"" (known in the U.S. as ""Secret Agent Man""), ""The Not-So-Jolly Roger"", was filmed on Red Sands Fort in early 1966 when ""Radio 390"" was broadcasting (shut down a year later). The episode was broadcast on 4 July that year. Radio City (pirate radio station) Radio City was a British pirate radio station broadcasting from Shivering Sands Army Fort, one of the abandoned Second World War Maunsell Sea"
"Radio Cape Cod Radio Cape Cod is a 2008 film directed and produced by Andrew Silver. It stars Tamzin Outhwaite as a radio interviewer coming to terms with the loss of her husband and a new love entering her life. She also must cope with her teenage daughter, played by Tamzin Merchant, who is experiencing her first love. The film also stars O. T. Fagbenle. The film won several festival awards. The main character, Jill Waters, is an NPR radio show host who also performs wedding nuptials. The story involves three couples in love, and a wedding that takes place"
"(the Cuban government jams the signals). Military broadcasting aircraft have been flown over Vietnam, Iraq, and many other nations by the United States Air Force. Illegal use of licensed radio spectrum (also known as bootlegging in CB circles) is fairly common and takes several forms. The films ""The Boat That Rocked"", ""Pump Up the Volume"", and ""On the Air Live with Captain Midnight"", as well as the TV series ""People Just Do Nothing"" are set in the world of pirate radio, while ""Born in Flames"" features pirate radio stations as being part of an underground political movement. Pirate radio Pirate"
"Local Radio"", which premiered in April 2012. An in-depth look at the limited number of corporations who control the majority of what Americans listen to on their radios, the film was four years in the making and was produced by award-winning documentary film producers Jon Monday and Jennifer Douglas, distributed by mondayMEDIA. He is also interviewed in the film, as a radio talk show host and media expert. On October 14, 2007 Randi Rhodes, a radio talk show host on Air America Radio, sustained injuries that kept her off the air for several days. Jon Elliott was told by a"
"the Marine Broadcasting Offences Act. However prior to this legislation, it was established that the fort, within British waters, was covered by existing legislation. On 8 February 1967, at midnight the station closed. The 1975 rock music film ""Slade in Flame"", starring Slade, includes a scene in which the fictional rock band Flame visit Radio City for an interview, only to be airlifted to safety when shots are fired at the fort from a ship. It is later implied that the attack was staged by the band's unscrupulous manager to drum up publicity. The fictional attack was inspired by the"
"station and, based on a disgruntled suggestion from Tim about the postal service, Graeme is inspired to start a pirate post office at the same time. 'Radio Goodies' is later launched from a huge submarine, with entry through a hatch which, working on the ice berg principle, has been disguised as a small rowing boat called ""The Saucy Gibbon"" with the words ""Not a Pirate Radio Station"" painted on the side. Unfortunately, things are not off to a great start when Tim discovers that they only have one record (""""A Walk in the Black Forest""""), because Bill has not had"
"broadcast in 2008, 2009, 2009/2010, 2010 and 2011 respectively. Every series, bar the first, has featured the music from the ""Pirates of the Caribbean"" film series. Produced by Andrew Fettis and Zoe Timmers. Dara Ó Briain, Rory McGrath and Griff Rhys Jones take to the river Thames in their original recreation of the novel. Embarking on a wooden skiff, a replica of that described in the original novel, the trio take it in turns to row and to steer the skiff along the Thames, from Kingston upon Thames to Oxford. Along the way they stop at or pass by locations"
"pirate radio advances when Twatt comes across news of a fishing boat whose distress call was blocked by Radio Rock's powerful signal. Twatt proposes the creation of the Marine Offences Act, which will make pirate radio stations illegal on the grounds that they endanger other vessels. Despite public opinion being heavily in support of the pirate stations, the Act passes unanimously through Parliament and takes effect at midnight on 1 January 1967. The Radio Rock crew choose to defy the law and continue to broadcast, firing up the ship's engine so that they may avoid arrest by relocating. The aging"
"(known in the U.S. as ""Secret Agent"") called ""The Not-So-Jolly Roger"" was filmed on Red Sands Fort in early 1966 when ""Radio 390"" was broadcasting (shut down a year later). The episode was broadcast on 4 July of the same year. Following Radio Caroline's launch, other pirate broadcasters sought to establish themselves in the Thames estuary by gaining access to abandoned World War II anti-aircraft forts, which were more cost-effective than purchasing ships. In 1964, the Red Sands Fort was claimed by Radio Invicta, which was owned and run by Tom Pepper (a local fisherman whose real name was Harry"
"August 2007 by another broadcast marking the anniversary of the closing of the pirate stations by the Marine Offences Act. Over the Easter Weekend in April 2009, the popular ""Pirate Radio Essex"" programme was resurrected by popular demand from listeners, occurring five days after the release of the comedy movie ""The Boat that Rocked"". This was broadcast on the AM frequencies, as well as on the Internet, which resulted in many calls from as far away as New Zealand. Presenters included Johnnie Walker, Tony Blackburn, Dave Cash and Keith Skues as well as three of the station's presenters: Steve Scruton;"
"Radio pirate radio station, broadcasts to gangs of youths who roam the streets of Tokyo-to, rollerblading and spraying graffiti. One skater, Beat, forms a new gang, the GGs, who compete with rival gangs for turf: the all-female Love Shockers in the shopping districts of Shibuya-Cho; the cyborg Noise Tanks in the Benten entertainment district; and the kaiju-loving Poison Jam in the Kogane dockyard. The authorities, led by Captain Onishima, pursue the gangs with riot police, tanks, and helicopters. The GGs are joined by skaters Combo and Cube, who explain that their hometown, Grind City, has been overtaken by the Rokkaku,"
"at a radio station based on the United Biscuits Network, which broadcast to factories owned by United Biscuits. Radio On Radio On is a 1979 film directed by Christopher Petit. It is a rare example of a British road movie, shot in black and white by Wim Wenders' assistant cameraman Martin Schäfer and featuring music from a number of new wave bands from the time, as well as established artists such as Kraftwerk, Devo and David Bowie. It is a journey through late seventies Britain by way of a road trip from London to Bristol, with Robert a DJ (played"
"Radio On Radio On is a 1979 film directed by Christopher Petit. It is a rare example of a British road movie, shot in black and white by Wim Wenders' assistant cameraman Martin Schäfer and featuring music from a number of new wave bands from the time, as well as established artists such as Kraftwerk, Devo and David Bowie. It is a journey through late seventies Britain by way of a road trip from London to Bristol, with Robert a DJ (played by David Beames) attempting to investigate the suicide of his brother. David Beames's character is a disc jockey"
"of Dee Time on the BBC. Christopher Moore (DJ) Christopher Moore was a co-founder of the offshore pirate radio ship Radio Caroline, and the first voice to be heard on the air from that station. His opening words were ""This is Radio Caroline on 199, your all-day music station"". The first song played on Radio Caroline was by the Rolling Stones. At its peak in 1967, the station had 23 million listeners, and it revolutionized radio broadcasting in the UK. In 1991, Moore was interviewed extensively for the BBC TV show A Pirate's Tale, where he described his key role"
"Christopher Moore (DJ) Christopher Moore was a co-founder of the offshore pirate radio ship Radio Caroline, and the first voice to be heard on the air from that station. His opening words were ""This is Radio Caroline on 199, your all-day music station"". The first song played on Radio Caroline was by the Rolling Stones. At its peak in 1967, the station had 23 million listeners, and it revolutionized radio broadcasting in the UK. In 1991, Moore was interviewed extensively for the BBC TV show A Pirate's Tale, where he described his key role in detail. Moore is a member"
"for pirate radio in the mid-1960s. In 1964, a few months after Radio Caroline went on air, Screaming Lord Sutch set up Radio Sutch in one of the towers at Shivering Sands. Sutch soon became bored with the project and sold the station to his manager Reginald Calvert who renamed the station Radio City and expanded operations into all of the five towers that remained connected. Calvert's killing in a dispute over the station's ownership (found to be self-defence rather than murder) contributed to the Government passing legislation against the pirates in 1967. During the pirate era the Port of"
"kill him, a fear that is only reinforced when the captain, referring to the young officer's accusations, says ""You know, Mr. Merriam, there are ""some"" captains who would hold this against you."" Merriam, scorned by the crew, finds that he can no longer lock the door to his cabin. Fearing for his life, he tries to steal a gun from the ship's weapons locker, but is confronted by Captain Stone. Stone dares Merriam to try to get the support of the crew, but Merriam is rebuffed in this effort. This changes when Radioman Winslow (Edmund Glover) receives a radiogram asking"
"Radio (2009 film) Radio (रेडियो) is a 2009 Hindi language Bollywood film starring Himesh Reshammiya, ðʔʒɔːoʊʌuːæ̃aʊŋðθʃdʒ ɔɪɔːiː Shenaz Treasurywala and Sonal Sehgal in the lead roles. The film is directed by Isshaan Trivedi. Himesh Reshammiya's compositions for the film were much praised, and topped the musical charts. The movie was released on 3 December. Reshammiya has received praise for his portrayal of Vivan Shah. Vivan (Himesh Reshammiya) is a successful RJ on a popular radio channel in the city of Mumbai. He has acquired everything in life but his marriage is unsuccessful.Even though he was not of taking a divorce,his"
"year, he starred in the short film ""Ten Thousand Days"", alongside Morgana O'Reilly. He also made a guest appearance in """". Wall portrayed Breaker Morant in ""Breaker Morant: The Retrial"", a television documentary filmed in Charters Towers. He starred as pirate radio host Rick Grant in the 2014 docudrama ""Pirates of the Airwaves"", which tells the story of the founding of Radio Hauraki. The following year, he appeared in James Raue's low budget feature film ""Psychoanalysis"". He was also cast in the Australian feature film ""The Pretend One"", alongside Geraldine Hakewill and David Field. The film was shot in Queensland"
"now an NYPD detective, is dumped by his girlfriend Samantha for being emotionally shut off. John's childhood friend Gordo (Noah Emmerich) finds a Heathkit single-sideband ham radio that once belonged to Frank, but fails to get it working. The night before the anniversary of his father's death, John is surprised to find the radio broadcasting during an occurrence of the aurora borealis, and has a brief conversation with another man concerning the 1969 World Series, which John is able to recount in specific detail. Eventually, he realizes that the other man is his father in 1969 and tries to warn"
"(Charlie Sheen), a radio astronomer working for SETI, discovers an extraterrestrial radio signal from Wolf 336, a star 14 light years from Earth. Zane reports this to his supervisor, Phil Gordian (Ron Silver) at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), but Phil dismisses the claims. Zane soon finds that he has been fired because of supposed budget cuts, and blacklisted, preventing him from working at other telescopes. Taking a job as a television satellite installer, he creates his own telescope array using his customers' dishes in the neighborhood, operating it secretly from his attic with help of his young next"
"and Bohdan Poraj as Dormandy's subordinates Sandford and Fredericks, Olegar Fedoro as the Radio Rock ship's captain, Francesca Longrigg and Amanda Fairbank-Hynes as Dormandy's wife and daughter, and Olivia Llewellyn as Marianne's friend Margaret and Felicity's love interest. The film was written and directed by Richard Curtis and made by Working Title Films for Universal Studios. The producers for Working Title were Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Hilary Bevan Jones, with Curtis, Debra Hayward and Liza Chasin acting as executive producers. Principal photography started on 3 March and continued until June 2008. Filming took place on the former Dutch hospital"
"Radio City (pirate radio station) Radio City was a British pirate radio station broadcasting from Shivering Sands Army Fort, one of the abandoned Second World War Maunsell Sea Forts in the Thames Estuary. In 1964, following the launch of Radio Caroline, Screaming Lord Sutch said he would start his own station. On 27 May Radio Sutch began broadcasting on 194 metres (announced as 197), 1542 kHz, from the south tower of Shivering Sands. It was a low-powered, low-budget operation. The transmitter, from a Handley Page Halifax bomber, was powered with a cascade of car batteries, a scaffold pole with a"
"and BURST (University of Bristol). Urban radio projects such as the 1980s pirate, Savage Yet Tender and Dialect Radio (ceased October 2004) have proved to be more short-lived. However, in February 2007, a unique online station, Radio Salaam Shalom was launched by a combined team of Muslim and Jewish volunteers allowing the two cultures to talk together and share their experiences. Stop frame animation films and commercials painstakingly produced by Aardman Animations and high quality television series focusing on the natural world have also brought fame and artistic credit to the city. Aardman films ""Wallace and Gromit"", ""Chicken Run"", ""Creature"